Electric curling-iron heater.



G, H. AUSTIN.

ELECTRIG GURLING IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 21, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17', 1914.

CHARLEfi H. AUSTIN, 0F EALMIYRA, NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC STIRLING-IRON HEATER.

Application filed Uctober 21, 1912.

Iron Heaters; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to electric heaters and more particularly to an electric curling iron heater designed to be attached to an electric light socket in the manner of an ordinary incandescent lamp, after the latter is removed therefrom, whereby the device may be carried in a suit case or other- Wise in a very convenient manner and always be usefully at hand.

The essential object or" the invention resides in the provision of a device of this character constructed of a few, simple and novel parts arranged to receive and hold a curling iron in an upright or horizontal position or at an angle, While novel means are alsoprovided for grasping the heater when attaching or removing the'iron, without burning the hands.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides more particularly in the peculiar combination and arrangement of parts as will be illustrated. as a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings and described in the specification, although the invention is protected for all desirable changes and uses as come within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Figure, 1 is an elevational View of the device, showing a curling iron held in the heater. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an end'elevation of the device looking toward the open end.

As illustrated, the preferred embodiment of the improved electric heater for heating curling irons or the like comprises an exterior porcelain casing 10 open at its ends and having a screw socket plug 11 fitted in one end thereof. This plug is of the usual construction and embodies a threaded Specification of Letters Fatent.

Fatented Mar. 1?, 1924 d.

Serial No. 726,959.

thimble 12 which is attached to a porcelain stud 13 having an inner portion or flange 16% secured to or formed with the casing. One terminal 15' extends through the central portion of the stud while the other terminal 16 extends along just inside the thimble 12 and makes contact with the thimble, Which latter is of current conducting material. Fitted below the porcelain stud 13 is an insulating cap 17 formed of asbestos or mica while the terminals 15 and 16 connect with a tubular heating coil 18 formed of resistance Wire whereby an interior receiving space 19 is provided for heating the curlingiron 20. The opposite end of the casing is reduced in size to for o. a neck por tion 21 preventing displacementof the heating coils and a ring or collar 22 is secured in spaced relation at a plurality of points to the neck portion by means of screws 23 and intermediate non-conducting sleeve 24 and owing to the fact that the ring or collar is of Wood, it be grasped by the user without burning the hands and thus the curling iron may be conveniently fitted in and removed from the heater. A leaf spring 25 is also provided and secured to the neck portion of the casing to securely hold the iron in position whether the heater is disposed horizontally, vertically or in an inclined position and this spring has a curved arm 26 extending into the heating space and an arm 27 extending outwardly while an inwardly extending projection 28 having a concaved engaging face is provided to more tightly grip the iron at the neck portion of the heater.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that in the use of the device it is simply inserted in an electric light socket and'the current being turned on. the

ing its terminals leading to the plug, a nonheat-conducting grasping member at the other em? 0% the casing and a spring carried by the casing for holding a curling iron Lherein, said. spring having opposite branches extending Within and Without the heating space Within the resistance element.

mee em In testimony whereof I affix my signature, 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES H. AUSTIN.

"Witnesses MURRAY E. Ramsey, GLENN H. PARKER. 

